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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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Rights of the Child in Kyrgyzstan [DOC] [5c] SEXUAL
ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION - Indeed, child prostitution is thriving in A recent field investigation was
carried out by IWPR, in four of the five Central Asian republics, on the
phenomenon of child prostitution. The research confirmed that child
prostitution is widespread in ***
ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-KYRGYSTAN.pdf The Centre for the Study of Public
Opinion El Pikir - the lead agency of the ECPAT
affiliate in Kyrgyzstan - has conducted a situational analysis on CSEC which
indicates that child prostitution occurs particularly in Bishkek, Osh and in other big cities; cases of girls exploited in
brothels and saunas were also identified in Jalal-Abad,
a southern city. The majority of respondents in Osh
considered CSEC to be widespread in the city, while some even considered it
to be “an open phenomenon”. Pimps and brothel managers in Osh
mentioned a high demand for very young girls, as well as for boys. The Oasis
Foundation has also reported that boys aged between 12 and 16 are being
exploited in prostitution. While girls as young as 11 can be found in
prostitution, there is a great demand for those aged 14 and above, and a
constant, though relatively small, demand for virgins. Some escort agencies
seem to exploit very young girls, targeting a clientele of wealthy men who
would not go to a ‘streetwalker’. The NGO Tais Plus
reports that, especially in Bishkek, young girls in prostitution are mostly
controlled by female pimps. Some of these pimps may be teenagers themselves.
According to the Bishkek-based NGO Action in Support of Families, children
are often recruited in rural communities by pimps or by friends. UNICEF - The Big Picture U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children are reported to work as prostitutes in urban areas
throughout the country. The Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – A flourishing commercial sex
industry exploited girls as young as age 10 from destitute mountain villages. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2004 [61] The Committee is concerned
that the recommendations made upon consideration of the State party’s initial
report with regard to the involvement of children in sexual exploitation have
not been fully implemented. The Committee is also concerned about the health
risks posed to children who are sexually exploited and/or trafficked. ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for
Action [DOC] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/publication/other/english/Doc_page/ecpat_5th_a4a_2001_full.doc At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC] www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/217511d4440fc9d6c1256cda003c3a00/$FILE/G0310090.doc [50] Sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography are criminal offences, and anyone over the
age of 16 who involves children in these crimes incurs
liability. The Commission on Juveniles’ Affairs is responsible for
young offenders in some cases, including where children are below the age of
criminal responsibility, but they do not have a special mandate for cases of
child prostitution, and judges, prosecutors and social workers who deal with
children’s concerns do not receive specialized training. [51] In 2001, the Kyrgyz
Government launched “New Generation”, a National Plan of Action for
Children’s Rights, and in April 2002 launched a National Program on the
Elimination of Human Trafficking and Sale of People, aiming at the prevention
of these violations, improvement of law-enforcement bodies and migration
structures, and assistance and rehabilitation for victims to return to their
countries. The Plan for Children’s Rights does not include
provisions related to sale of children, child prostitution or child
pornography, and the National Program launched in 2002 does not include
special provisions for children. There is a lack of data as to the
number of children involved in sale, trafficking, prostitution and pornography,
and data about relevant prosecutions is not made available to civil society
on the grounds of State secrecy. ECPAT: National Consultation on the Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children (CSEC) www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/kyrgyz/index.asp At one
time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Increasingly vulnerable children
represent a potential source of income for various forms of individual and
organized criminality that over the past few years have enormously increased
their activities and turnover by exploiting young victims through
prostitution; trafficking for sexual and other purposes; and child
pornography. ECPAT: Situational Analysis of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children [PDF] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/kyrgyz/PDF/2004_ECPAT_Kyrgyz_research_ENG.pdf At one
time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
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SCOPE AND DYNAMICS OF CSEC - The percentage of prostituted children in Bishkek is estimated by
the respondents quite realistically: 5-10%. Girls are more likely than boys
to be involved in sexual exploitation. In spite of the fact that girls as
young as 11 years old work, there is a greater demand for girls who are 14
years old and above. There is also a constant, though relatively small,
demand for virgins. OMCT:
Rights of the Child in Kyrgyzstan [DOC] [5c]
SEXUAL ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION - Indeed, child prostitution is
thriving in A recent field investigation was
carried out by IWPR, in four of the five Central Asian republics, on the
phenomenon of child prostitution. The research confirmed that child prostitution
is widespread in CRC:
NGO Commentaries to the Initial Report -
viii. Special Protection Measures [DOC] [C].
CHILDREN SUFFERING EXPLOITATION – [3] SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE - Prostitution is a serious and
growing social problem in the There are young women and
children, some as young as 11 or 12, traveling regularly in trains for great
distance with different mail companions. They provide sexual services before
being left at a terminus station. On arrival at the train’s destination
point, the abandoned children become street children for a day or two until
they find another traveling customer. Focus On Street Children In Bishkek www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=14829 www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=9234&SelectRegion=Central_Asia The fact is that many of the
children on the street today are working to support their families, because
their parents’ income no longer suffices.
Many work as porters, or sell newspapers, flowers or candy, or wash cars
in the streets. There have also been incidences of child prostitution. Childhood
Poverty Research and Policy Center - Country Overviews KYRGYZSTAN - Growing poverty has also led to children working in a range of jobs, from working on family farms, to agricultural labor for others, domestic service, selling or working as porters at markets. Recent research estimate that approximately 24 per cent of children work either full or part time, similarly since transition there are now homeless or 'street' children in Kyrgyzstan's cities, and some reports of child prostitution and trafficking. International
Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) Report - Kyrgyzstan - [PDF] [page 12] RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - Thousands of children lived in the streets, supporting themselves from begging. Moreover, according to the newspaper Vecherniy Bishkek and other sources, some 200,000 children did not attend school. Instead, many were working in bazaars or as street vendors, while many survived on stealing. Child prostitution was widespread, with young girls being subjected to beating and group rapes. Law enforcement officials sometimes caught street children and ill-treated them in order to make them “confess” offenses they had not committed, in order to boost police detection rates of crimes. All material used herein
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